Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-21
ST.. PAUL, Nina, Jan. Is. lSs

This was United States>Senator day in the
Legislature Both Houses. were required to
cast ballot for U. S. Senator at - O'Clock,
noon, and both complied with the law 1t
| was so much of a foregone conclusion that
the attendance Of outsiders was not near 50
large as when some interesting or import
ant bill is under consideration. Gov Nc
Gill was among those who witnessed the
proceedings in the House. In the Senate
Lieut. Gov. Rice called the body to order,
IA recess having been taken) at II sharp and
| as soon as the roll was called which showed
every senator present. Senator buchanan
OF Benton county arose and placed in nomi-
! nation {. K. Davis. Mr.. Buckman's speech
was very well delivered and quite eloquent.
Senator Ives, of Nicollet, seconded the nom
ination and Senator Pope, of Blue Earth,
followed with very well written speech
nominating Michael Doran, as Democratic
candidate. The ballot developed a straight
party vote, 33 for Davis to IA for Doran,
with the single, exception Of Senator Nell
son, (Dem.) of Goodhue. He is an ardent
friend of Of Mr.. Doran's and in the Demo-
cratic caucus urged his nomination, ex-
pla ming at tho same time that he had
pledged his constituents before election to
vote for Davis and would not have been
elected if he had not. That pledge be full
glled to-day. When the name OF Senator
Bowen. Dem. of Brown, was called he ex-
ran in the caucus on principle his vote
against him now would indicate per
sonal pique which did not exist, and he pro-
posed to stand with his party organization.
He accordingly voted for Mr. Doran. In
the house, Representative Rogers, of st.
Paul, placed Gov Davis in nomination, do
ing so in a speech the most eloquent deliv-
! cred this session. He was loudly applauded
at it's conclusion. Mr. Reese, of Kandiyohi,
seconded the nomination, of Davis, and
! en-
! who put Mr.. Doran in the field. Mr. Lucas
| DEM of Hennepin showed the disaffecc-
| ton of the Minneapolis Democrats toward
their st. Paul brethren by nominating Ara
| Barton, of 'tice. The audience in the house
to listen to the speeches was good deal
| larger than in the Senate. \ good speech
was looked for from Mr.. Rogers, and it was
| unotf1ciallv bruited about that Donnellv
| would have something to say, but he didn't.
The house roll resulted in Davis receiving
20, Doran rs. Ara Barten :. There were
five absentees Englehart, of Stearns; Hop
pin, of Mower. and Sevatson of jackson. all
| Republicans. and Heisler of Stearns and
| Powers of Rice, on the Democratic side.
The two votes cast for Ara Barton were by
| Lucas. of Hennep!n and Skinner, of Brown.
Mr.. SINNERS case shows what one vote can
DO. or more properly fail to do. Senator
Bowen, of Brown, warmly opposed Mr..
| Doran's nomination by the Democratic
caucus and in that opposition had the SYM
pathy OF his colleague in the house, Mr..
Skinner. But while Mr.. Skinnsr did not at
tend the caucus to vote against Doran he
/ voted against him in the open house to-day.
! On the first formal ballot in the Democratic
caucus, Mr.. Baker lacked Just one vote of
| being nominated over Doran, so that if
Skinner had been present to have supported
| BOwen's anti-Doran effort. DOran would
have been defeated in the caucus and Mr.
| Skinner could have voted for his party
nominee to-day without casting vote for
Mr.. Doran. Perhaps he wishes he had at
! tended the Democratic caucus. l have not
| interviewed HIM on That point and don't
know but guess he is sorry he didn't Moth
/ ing remains now to complete the senatorial
election but the meeting Of both bodies in
| joint convention tomorrow noon. when the
| Journals Of each house will be read showing
that c. K Davis has received majority IN
| each branch and his election will be offlc-
| tally declared 1t was the most harmonious
| first term Senatorial election ever held in
Minnesota. \ good deal more harmonious.
probably, than it would have if the patron
age of the National administrat ton was on
the Republican side.
The routine proceedings were very dull
in both branches. Eleven bills were intro
duced in the Senate and seventeen in the
house but none of startling import and
| they went to the proper committees in a
llstless sort of manner. AS soon as each
body had completed the ballot for Senator
an adjournment was taken until tomorrow
and before P. NJ the capital was as quiet
as though 1t hadn't happened.